M350ZB Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 Hey all, I reckon i got about 2,000 miles till i need to change my pads, just wondering how much a set of pads, are, say per wheel, do they vary from front to back, e.t.c, and are the pads, brembos or what ? Quote
M13KYF Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 pm bigphil or CS for brake pads at a good price but a quick search would of soon given you the info you require Quote
sinbad Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 Search function will bring up loads on brakes. Your looking at around £100 for a set of EBC redstuff all round, alittle bit more for the Ferodo ones. The traders on here will be hard to beat! Quote
sl114 Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 There is a search button? Wow, it should be used!!!! Quote
M350ZB Posted June 7, 2007 Author Posted June 7, 2007 Thanks sinbad, so the pads are not brembo's then jsut the disks or ? Quote
sl114 Posted June 7, 2007 Posted June 7, 2007 Thanks sinbad, so the pads are not brembo's then jsut the disks or ? http://www.350z-uk.com/forum/search.php - may help you out, i just found it Quote
sinbad Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 Thanks sinbad, so the pads are not brembo's then jsut the disks or ? No problem but you should really use the search function, this topic has been covered loads of times. But to answer your question, Brembo is the make of Brakes (Calipers) Just the gold bits you see, the disk's and pads are standard Nissan items. Although the Brembo's are good, Upgrading the brakes is still meant to be one of the best mods you can do to the car. If your just planning on replacing the pads, then go for Redstuff or Ferodo, they can usually work out cheaper and they perform better than the OEM items too. Quote
AndyC Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 Not long bedded in my new EBC reds, much different feel to the standards and far better, totally recommend em. Delivered next day from CS (on here) for £100 all in. Quote
M350ZB Posted June 8, 2007 Author Posted June 8, 2007 Thanks all, sounss like a bargain, take it that £100 per front then pr back ? What brakes are you using s1144 Quote
rmmackfc Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 What brakes are you using s1144 You mean Craig now... shes gone man Quote
M350ZB Posted June 8, 2007 Author Posted June 8, 2007 o well, ok all then,,,,, what do we reckon for pads, what make, n prices ? Quote
sinbad Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 What brakes are you using s1144 You mean Craig now... shes gone man ?? Anyway, Sl114 isn't using any brakes at the moment except the ones on his pushbike as he has just sold his car. AndyC i think has the standard setup like you apart from having Redstuff brake pads. £100 is for both front and back pads. If buying seperately, fronts are about £55 and £55 for rears. Quote
sinbad Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 o well, ok all then,,,,, what do we reckon for pads, what make, n prices ? EBC redstuff pads £100 or Ferodo ones which are slightly more. check the trader section on here. Quote
M350ZB Posted June 8, 2007 Author Posted June 8, 2007 O right, thanks for that, that ant too bad at all, i was expecting mega dollars Quote
charlie_dw Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 my Z is in for its third year service + MOT today. they just called and said i needed new front pads (fair enough for 25k miles old) and quoted £170 for the pair in fitting. i said go ahead then read some of the prices on here. what shall i do - might be able to call and stop them? Quote
lomoto Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 my Z is in for its third year service + MOT today. they just called and said i needed new front pads (fair enough for 25k miles old) and quoted £170 for the pair in fitting. i said go ahead then read some of the prices on here. what shall i do - might be able to call and stop them? Tell 'em they are taking the p1ss Quote
sinbad Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 stop them! the redstuff are better. Only £100 too and there pretty easy to change. Couple of hours Max if you did it yourself! Quote
charlie_dw Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 my Z is in for its third year service + MOT today. they just called and said i needed new front pads (fair enough for 25k miles old) and quoted £170 for the pair in fitting. i said go ahead then read some of the prices on here. what shall i do - might be able to call and stop them? Tell 'em they are taking the p1ss yep i think they are. how much should fitting add on to the cost though? Quote
charlie_dw Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 DOH! they've already fitted them. said $63+vat of the cost was labour. not happy at all. Quote
sinbad Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 I only just realised too. thats £170 for FRONTS!! you could have had front and rear done for that at an independant garage. Quote
AndyC Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 +1 2 hours labour at £30ph. Least you know for next time though. Quote
Sarnie Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 Even I fitted my current set, its easy peasy So did they charge you £170 for the pads and then £63+ VAT for the labour? Quote
charlie_dw Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 Even I fitted my current set, its easy peasy So did they charge you £170 for the pads and then £63+ VAT for the labour? nope it was £170 all in. so they charged approx £100 for two pads. i'm still a mug! at least i know for next time! Quote
bigphil Posted June 8, 2007 Posted June 8, 2007 EBC redstuff are £99 for a full car set. Ferodo DS2500 £185 for a full car set. No comparison between the two, although the EBC are better than standard the DS2500 are in a different league altogether. These prices include delivery. Quote
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